Clariant AG (XSWX:CLN) Risk Assessment


XSWX:CLN Clariant AG XSWX:CLN
60 GF Score
Price CHF7.29
GF Value CHF9.91
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Clariant AG Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Clariant AG is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Clariant AG  (XSWX:CLN) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Clariant AG Risk Assessment Related Terms

XSWX:CLN vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Clariant AG's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Clariant AG Risk Assessment vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Clariant AG's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clariant AG's Risk Assessment falls into.


XSWX:CLN
60GF Score
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Is Clariant AG (XSWX:CLN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Clariant AG stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF7.29 is trading 26.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF9.91. GuruFocus considers Clariant AG to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:CLN:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: CHF9.91 vs. price of CHF7.29 (26.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:CLN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Clariant AG Business Description

Address Rothausstrasse 61, Muttenz, CHE, 4132
Clariant AG is a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company with world-wide operations. It develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells a broad range of specialty chemicals, which play a key role in its customers' manufacturing and treatment processes or add value to their end products. The company reports in three business areas: care chemicals, absorbents and additives and catalysts. Care chemicals mainly targets consumer end markets such as personal care and homecare, but it also has an industrial component. Absorbents and additives encompass Clariant's coatings and adhesives, absorbents, and plastics segments. Catalysts manufacturers process catalysts, mainly for petrochemical and syngas plants.
60GF Score

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CHF7.29
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CHF9.91
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